Randy Rhoads Guitar Collection
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:42 pm
The Randy Rhoads Guitar Collection
Everyone's seen Randy Rhoads with his famous polka-dot flying V, but what about all of the other guitars he's owned or played? I'm sure there were many, many more than are pictured here, this is a few of them. Some of the information here was found in various magazines over the years, however, quite a bit of the detailed information (names and places) came directly from Kevin DuBrow.
Miscelaneous Guitars
Left to right:
1. Dan Armstong - Taken at Quiet Riot's first show in June, 1975 at the La Canada Country Club. It was Kevin DuBrow's clear Dan Armstrong guitar, which you can see him (Kevin) playing in image number 4.
2. Fender Stratocaster - At the Record Plant in '78 recording Quiet Riot 2. This guitar belonged to the bands roadie Harold.
3. Harmony Rocket - Randy's first electric guitar. Everyone's heard the stories about that one.
4. Black Gibson SG - Apparently, this one never stayed in tune.
5. Unknown dark woodgrain Gibson SG
6. Dean Z - With an unknown Dean guitar (whose production began in 1977).
Flying V Guitars
Left to right:
7. Sandoval Flying V - Randy's first custom made guitar, built in 1979.
8. Dean Flying-V - Randy playing DuBrow guitarist Bob Stephen's guitar.
9. Jackson Prototype - Jackson's 'Original Sin' guitar, Randy's second custom made guitar. Built in 1980.
10. Jackson Randy Rhoads - Randy's third custom made guitar. I'd heard he wanted to call it the Concorde. Built in 1981.
11. Jackson Randy Rhoads - One of a few guitars being built for Randy at the time of his death.
Les Paul Guitars
Left to right:
12. Gibson Les Paul - The old stand-by. Purchased for Randy by the members of Quiet Riot.
13. Gibson Les Paul - Randy with a 1957 Gibson purchased from a guitar tech named Bill Barclay.
14. Gibson Les Paul - Randy with an "unknown" woodgrain Les Paul.
15. Gibson Les Paul - Randy with Paul Raskin's (his girlfriend's Brother) guitar.
Acoustic Guitars
Left to right:
16. Garcia - This guitar belonged to the photographer.
17. Unknown - This is not the same guitar as in image #4. Unknown make and model.
18. Unknown - Who hasn't seen this picture?! Unknown make and model.
19. Martin - Pictured at Sound City Recorders with Dennis Wageman's guitar. Dennis was Quiet Riot's manager.
Everyone's seen Randy Rhoads with his famous polka-dot flying V, but what about all of the other guitars he's owned or played? I'm sure there were many, many more than are pictured here, this is a few of them. Some of the information here was found in various magazines over the years, however, quite a bit of the detailed information (names and places) came directly from Kevin DuBrow.
Miscelaneous Guitars
Left to right:
1. Dan Armstong - Taken at Quiet Riot's first show in June, 1975 at the La Canada Country Club. It was Kevin DuBrow's clear Dan Armstrong guitar, which you can see him (Kevin) playing in image number 4.
2. Fender Stratocaster - At the Record Plant in '78 recording Quiet Riot 2. This guitar belonged to the bands roadie Harold.
3. Harmony Rocket - Randy's first electric guitar. Everyone's heard the stories about that one.
4. Black Gibson SG - Apparently, this one never stayed in tune.
5. Unknown dark woodgrain Gibson SG
6. Dean Z - With an unknown Dean guitar (whose production began in 1977).
Flying V Guitars
Left to right:
7. Sandoval Flying V - Randy's first custom made guitar, built in 1979.
8. Dean Flying-V - Randy playing DuBrow guitarist Bob Stephen's guitar.
9. Jackson Prototype - Jackson's 'Original Sin' guitar, Randy's second custom made guitar. Built in 1980.
10. Jackson Randy Rhoads - Randy's third custom made guitar. I'd heard he wanted to call it the Concorde. Built in 1981.
11. Jackson Randy Rhoads - One of a few guitars being built for Randy at the time of his death.
Les Paul Guitars
Left to right:
12. Gibson Les Paul - The old stand-by. Purchased for Randy by the members of Quiet Riot.
13. Gibson Les Paul - Randy with a 1957 Gibson purchased from a guitar tech named Bill Barclay.
14. Gibson Les Paul - Randy with an "unknown" woodgrain Les Paul.
15. Gibson Les Paul - Randy with Paul Raskin's (his girlfriend's Brother) guitar.
Acoustic Guitars
Left to right:
16. Garcia - This guitar belonged to the photographer.
17. Unknown - This is not the same guitar as in image #4. Unknown make and model.
18. Unknown - Who hasn't seen this picture?! Unknown make and model.
19. Martin - Pictured at Sound City Recorders with Dennis Wageman's guitar. Dennis was Quiet Riot's manager.
